Stuffed Cabbage Soup

Ingredients

  • olive oil
  • 1 cup chopped sweet yellow onion
  • 2 medium garlic cloves minced (do you have a garlic press? you should.)
  • 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
  • 2 pounds cooked ground beef
  • 30 ounces diced tomatoes canned
  • 30 ounces plain tomato sauce canned
  • 1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
  • 6 cups chicken stock here’s how to make your own
  • 1 head cabbage chopped
  • 3 cups quick cooking white rice

 

INSTRUCTIONS

STOVE TOP
  • In a large stock pot brown ground beef (drain excess liquid if desired), then add onion, garlic, and seasoned salt until mixture is aromatic and onions are translucent.
  • Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and 4 cups chicken stock. Bring back to a simmer.
  • Stir in cabbage and cook on medium/low covered about 20 minutes until cabbage is wilted and softened. Stir in rice and cover until rice is ready.
  • Stir in remaining chicken stock, as needed until desired consistency is reached. Enjoy!
INSTANT POT
  • In inner pot on saute mode, brown ground beef (drain excess liquid if desired), then add onion, garlic, and seasoned salt until mixture is aromatic and onions are translucent.
  • Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, 4 cups chicken stock, and cabbage.
  • Cover, set to ‘sealing’ and cook on manual (high pressure) for 3 minutes. Hit cancel, NPR ten minutes, then release remaining pressure.
  • Stir in rice and cover (pot should not be on, rice will cook with residual heat). Allow to sit for 5 – 7 minutes until rice is cooked to your liking.
  • Stir in remaining chicken stock, if you wish, until desired consistency is reached, (bring back to a simmer on saute mod) . Enjoy!
SLOW COOKER
  • Brown ground beef on stovetop (drain excess liquid if desired). Add all ingredients EXCEPT rice to slow cooker.
  • Cover, and cook on high for 4 – 6 hours or low for 8 – 10 hours. Stir in rice and cover. Allow to sit for 5 – 7 minutes until rice is cooked to your liking.
  • Stir in remaining stock, if you wish, until desired consistency is reached.